Michelmersh Brick Holdings was established in November 1997 to enable the acquisition of Michelmersh Brick & Tile and Dunton Brothers.

Dunton makes traditional bricks at Ley Hill, Buckinghamshire and Michelmersh Brick & Tile is a long established business manufacturing premium quality bricks and tiles operating from a site near Romsey, Hampshire.

In February 1999, the business of Charnwood was acquired in Leicestershire. Charnwood has an excellent reputation for high quality handmade bricks for building and restoration projects. Charnwood Bricks were recently used in the restoration of St Pancras Station.

In February 2000, the Company acquired Blockleys in Telford, the leading producer of specification wire cut bricks and clay pavers. The 100 acre site also includes a quarry and landfill operation and some 80 acres of land on which a phased residential redevelopment scheme has been approved in outline by the local planning authority.

The Group has consistently invested in its plant to maximise the efficiency and quality of its product.

In 2004 shares were offered to the public as the business was successfully floated on the AIM Market.

In 2009 Hathern Terra cotta was established at our Charnwood plant continuing over 100 years of tradition in the manufacture of faience. Already work has been won at the Savoy Hotel and Victoria and Albert Museum.

Our most recent acquisition is Freshfield Lane Brickworks, the leading manufacturer of clamp-fired stock bricks based near Haywards Heath. The business has built a strong reputation for excellence in the production of distinctive, clamp fired, multi-coloured stock facing bricks and pavers targeted at the niche premium segment of the market.

The Group now employs over 300 people at its five plants and has an annual capacity of some 70 million pieces.

The latest acquisition has reinforced our position as Britain's Brick Specialists. Our skills, service, range of products and well invested plant combine to provide distinctive products not only that we can be proud of, but that also give value and pleasure to our customers, those involved in design and construction and to generations to come.


http://www.mbhplc.co.uk/about-us

oh just grow up and don't be so pathetic

Interim results Monday 20 July

Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2015

Financial Highlights:
· Turnover increased by 13% over H1 2014
· Gross margin increased by 5.3% to 38.6% over H1 2014
· Operating Profit £2.7 million comparable to £1.4 million in H1 2014
· Cash generated from operations £2.8 million (H1 2014: £0.0 million)
· Net debt at £0.8 million (H1 2014: £5.3 million)
· Dividend paid 0.5 pence per share- first dividend since 2007

Operational Highlights
· Completed the Freshfield Lane project to increase capacity at the plant by 20%
· Increase in first half production volumes from 34 million in H1 2014 to 35 million
· Despatch volumes of 36 million (H1 2014: 34 million)
· Average selling price increased by 9% over comparable period
· Ceased landfill operations at Telford
· A new corporate video giving an insight into the Company's operation is now available to watch on the Company's website: http://www.mbhplc.co.uk/media

Board Changes

profit-taking on results gives good buying opp

IC - Shares in Michelmersh Brick fell 8%in early trading after the Uk's leading independent brick maker indicated that activity in the second half of the year will slow down from a very busy first half. But returning to a more sustainable rate of growth has to be welcomed, and the groups prospects remain underpinned by the continuing imbalance between supply and demand in the housing market

that relates to 20/7
sp now 93/94 again so back near peak

Yes. Doing well .

Not any longer now 93.50p-8p
did not look what is wrong with the RNS for such a drop afterwards

BIGGER MOVERS

Michelmersh Brick (MBH), up 1.97% to 103.5p, is likely to exceed the market expectations for FY pretax profit. The results for the full year are scheduled for release on 21 March 2015.

results will be ............21 March 2016. not 2015
The culprit ..........Delivery volumes are below previous expectations as a result of a softening of the market.

The RNS

Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc (AIM: MBH), the specialist brick manufacturer and landfill company, today reports to the market on a better than expected trading performance in the second half of the year to 31 December 2015, achieved through operating efficiencies, continued low energy costs and aided by the additional capacity from Freshfield Lane. Delivery volumes are below previous expectations as a result of a softening of the market, however average selling prices are ahead of those budgeted. As a consequence, the Group is likely to exceed the market expectations of profit before taxation for the year. The results for the full year are scheduled for release on 21 March 2015.

MBH Replacement: Trading Statement

imo, this looks a damn good time to buy .... for myself, i already have enough

to me, this was actually the interesting bit .....
the Group is likely to exceed the market expectations of profit before taxation for the year
so it is probably just the short-term s/b traders and similar who are (being obliged) selling up

Shares - Market nervous over Michelmersh beat


Falling delivery volumes weighed on brickmaker Michelmersh (MBH) and shares in the £82 million cap are 6.4% lower at 95p despite reporting that a better than expected trading performance in the second half of the year to 31 December 2015 would mean that full year profit before tax was likely to exceed market expectations.

Supporting this expected beat are a combination of factors including further operating efficiencies, continued low energy costs as well as additional capacity from the group’s Freshfield Lane facility.

Michelmersh blames softening market conditions for the lower delivery volumes but assures the market that this has been more than offset by average selling prices being ahead of those budgeted.

The update has prompted an upgrade from Cenkos Securities with a full year 2015 profit before tax of forecast of £4.2 million compared to the previous forecast of £3.8 million and earnings per share of 4.1p.

Anyone interested in MBH may not have seen this -


dreamcatcher - 02 Oct 2015 21:05 - 426 of 430 edit this post
Ibstock (Brick maker ) has announced plans to float.


http://www.ibstock.com/


the UK’s biggest brickmaker. We have 20 factories nationwide and a range of over 500 different bricks and rainscreen cladding systems.

my average price is 83.5 and i confess i am tempted to buy a few more - pure greed :-)

ibstock
true, but there'll prob be much hype to start with, but be aware that once the lock-in period expires, many could be dumped on the market

Perhaps best to sit back and watch for a time.


Worth a watch.
michelmersh-brick-boss-focus-on-efficiency-in-medium-term

it's not a trading stock, so this one i buy/bought to lock away in my sipp

Still got mine from Jan 2013. :-)) . These will come right again, just a short term blip.

a little brave, but just topped up again at 92.5 ..... reckon i got lucky with that price, always assuming there is not a further tumble!

also bought a few FEVR for my sipp
it's a quality product (stock) i like a lot and i see it around more and more
like MBH, it's a bit illiquid and also on a pretty hefty rating, but it seems disinclined to fall very far

Success at Brick Awards
RNS
RNS Number : 2748G
Michelmersh Brick Holdings PLC
19 November 2015

19 November 2015



Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc

("MBH" or the "Group")



SUCCESS AT BRICK AWARDS

Michelmersh collects four of the fifteen accolades at leading industry awards



Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc (AIM: MBH), the specialist brick manufacturer and landfill company, is delighted to announce that it collected four of the fifteen accolades at this year's Brick Awards, held last night at The Hilton, Park Lane in London. The Company won 'Best Refurbishment Project', 'Best Public & Education Building', 'Best Urban Regeneration Project' and the 'BDA Chairman's Award'. Now in its 39th year, and hosted by the Brick Development Association ("BDA"), the Brick Awards celebrate excellence in design and construction using brick.



Richmond Adult Community College is a center of excellence for adults learning, training and personal development. With a more accessible and effective, sustainable teaching environment it was clear that Duggan Morris Architects' design was going to headline the evening. With a combination of new build and refurbishment components integrated into the competition winning scheme, the College collected the titles of 'Best Refurbishment Project' and the 'Best Public & Education Building'. The new buildings are designed to complement and differentiate themselves from the Edwardian facade, wrapped in a softly textured brick skin of Charnwood Handmade Horsham Red and Freshfield Lane Machine Made First Quality bricks.



De Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects' design for the redevelopment of the Heygate Estate (Trafalgar Place), commissioned by Southwark Council and managed by Lend Lease, aims to restore Elephant and Castle to its former glory as a thriving, desirable place to live and visit. Winner of Best Housing Design Award, Trafalgar Place uses a rich combination of Freshfield Lane Machine Made Danehill Yellow, Selected Light, First Quality and Anthracite bricks built proficiently by Lee Marley Brickwork Ltd.



Eight Artillery Row was presented with the BDA Chairman's Award, bestowed upon private or public sector new-build accommodation considered to have particular sustainable and social qualities, whilst retaining a relationship to its environment. Make's design proposed the refurbishment and extension of an existing office building into private residential accommodation, plus ground floor retail space. Details and materials include a Charnwood bespoke brick blend, introduced to draw from the fine examples of historic buildings within the nearby Westminster Cathedral Conservation Area.



Commenting on the Company's awards success, Frank Hanna, Group Commercial Director of MBH, said: "We are extremely proud to receive such recognition across a wide range of technical, craft and building categories. These recognised awards are testament to our workforce's commitment to maintaining our high standards of products, customer service and unrivalled attention to detail. All these attributes combine to make our bespoke products the choice materials of acclaimed and renowned architects across the UK."